Feminist Frequency Radio

FFR 269: The Kids Are All Right

For the first episode of our "Focus on the Family" season, we're taking it back to 2010—a time before Prop 8 when a Sundance movie could really make a big impact on the widespread film landscape. Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right is a great example of a specific early 21st-century portrayal of queer families with a "coastal elite" filter, and how it straddled the line between caricature and accuracy. Discussed in this episode: * Patti Harrison's Annette Bening impersonation [https://x.com/zoerosebryant/status/1782926028559585454?s=46] * Focus on the Family's "Plugged In" review [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/kids-are-all-right/] Find Kat: * letterboxd.com/katexmachina [https://letterboxd.com/katexmachina] * bsky.app/profile/katexmachina.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/katexmachina.bsky.social] * twitter.com/kat_ex_machina [https://twitter.com/kat_ex_machina] Find A.C.: * letterboxd.com/aclamberty [https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty] * instagram.com/aclamberty [https://instagram.com/aclamberty] Find Us: * Join our Patreon [https://patreon.com/femfreq] * Our Website [http://www.feministfrequency.com/] * Subscribe to FFR on Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/feminist-frequency-radio/id1307153574?mt=2] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/femfreq] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/femfreq] * Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/femfreq/] * NEW: bsky.app/profile/femfreq.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/femfreq.bsky.social]

FFR Season Preview: Focus on the Family

FFR is going to be back soon with a new season focusing on the family... just in time for the holidays! Listen to our mini preview ep where we'll explain the theme in more detail, and give a little teaser of the special bonus segment each episode will include. From festival favorites to reality TV, we're looking ahead to discussing onscreen portrayals of all different kinds of families, and what Hollywood thinks it's saying about any of it. Discussed in this episode: * Focus on the Family's "Plugged In" review [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/fastandthefurious/] of The Fast and the Furious Find Kat: * letterboxd.com/katexmachina [https://letterboxd.com/katexmachina] * bsky.app/profile/katexmachina.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/katexmachina.bsky.social] * twitter.com/kat_ex_machina [https://twitter.com/kat_ex_machina] Find A.C.: * letterboxd.com/aclamberty [https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty] * instagram.com/aclamberty [https://instagram.com/aclamberty] Find Us: * Join Our Patreon for Bonus Content [https://patreon.com/femfreq] * Our Website [http://www.feministfrequency.com/] * Subscribe to FFR on Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/feminist-frequency-radio/id1307153574?mt=2] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/femfreq] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/femfreq] * Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/femfreq/] * NEW: bsky.app/profile/femfreq.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/femfreq.bsky.social]

FFR Bonus: Emilia Pérez

"Bingo." As the epic conclusion to our season of Musical Mayhem, we watched Jacques Audiard's 2024 extravaganza Emilia Pérez. Did we hate it? Kinda! Did we love it? Kinda! We also have a teaser of next season on Feminist Frequency Radio, coming soon. This full episode is a special bonus for upper-level Patreon supporters, but also available as a one-off purchase for non-subscribers. >> Listen to the full episode HERE [https://www.patreon.com/posts/ffr-bonus-emilia-142267795?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] << Discussed in this episode: * Focus on the Family's "Plugged In" review [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/emilia-perez-2024/] * Protest parody film Johanne Sacrebleu [https://youtu.be/iLT4v3mkrvk?si=BzH8BjhylgbQpaLh] Find Kat: * letterboxd.com/katexmachina [https://letterboxd.com/katexmachina] * bsky.app/profile/katexmachina.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/katexmachina.bsky.social] * twitter.com/kat_ex_machina [https://twitter.com/kat_ex_machina] Find A.C.: * letterboxd.com/aclamberty [https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty] * instagram.com/aclamberty [https://instagram.com/aclamberty] Find Us: * Join Our Patreon [https://patreon.com/femfreq] * Our Website [http://www.feministfrequency.com/] * Subscribe to FFR on Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/feminist-frequency-radio/id1307153574?mt=2] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/femfreq] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/femfreq] * Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/femfreq/] * NEW: bsky.app/profile/femfreq.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/femfreq.bsky.social]

FFR 268: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

It's Andrew Lloyd Webber week in our Musical Mayhem season, and to turn the volume all the way up, we've selected Joel Schumacher's most renowned superhero flick, The Phantom of the Opera. And for those of you who couldn't care less about musicals, but have been along for the ride with us on this journey... this episode concludes the season! Next week we're bringing a special bonus episode for Patreon supporters at the Fearless Feminist tier and above. Yes, we're finally watching Emilia Pérez... Discussed in this episode: Antonio Banderas as the Phantom [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9qLfyLowjg], and the animal kingdom's own Christine Daaé [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc6pAuRiyVo] Find Kat: * letterboxd.com/katexmachina [https://letterboxd.com/katexmachina] * bsky.app/profile/katexmachina.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/katexmachina.bsky.social] * twitter.com/kat_ex_machina [https://twitter.com/kat_ex_machina] Find A.C.: * letterboxd.com/aclamberty [https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty] * instagram.com/aclamberty [https://instagram.com/aclamberty] Find Us: * Join Our Patreon [https://patreon.com/femfreq] * Our Website [http://www.feministfrequency.com/] * Subscribe to FFR on Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/feminist-frequency-radio/id1307153574?mt=2] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/femfreq] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/femfreq] * Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/femfreq/] * NEW: bsky.app/profile/femfreq.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/femfreq.bsky.social]

FFR 267: THE WIZ

Watching the 1968 film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Wiz, we can't help but feel that director Sidney Lumet and screenwriter Joel Schumacher deeply underserved their stars, craftspeople, and source material. It's impossible not to be captivated by the performances, especially as the movie is such a memorable intersection of the careers of Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, but the staging and writing continually let us down. Discussed in this episode—the September 1975 Essence article by Sharon Stockard Martin: "The Tanning of Oz: Reflections on the Usurpation of a Myth," which is available for Patreon supporters to read at patreon.com/femfreq [https://www.patreon.com/posts/ffr-267-wiz-140682956]. Find Kat: * letterboxd.com/katexmachina [https://letterboxd.com/katexmachina] * bsky.app/profile/katexmachina.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/katexmachina.bsky.social] * twitter.com/kat_ex_machina [https://twitter.com/kat_ex_machina] Find A.C.: * letterboxd.com/aclamberty [https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty] * instagram.com/aclamberty [https://instagram.com/aclamberty] Find Us: * Support Our Patreon [https://patreon.com/femfreq] * Our Website [http://www.feministfrequency.com/] * Subscribe to FFR on Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/feminist-frequency-radio/id1307153574?mt=2] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/femfreq] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/femfreq] * Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/femfreq/] * NEW: bsky.app/profile/femfreq.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/femfreq.bsky.social]